CVE-2012-0641

CFNetwork in Apple iOS before 5.1 does not properly construct request headers during parsing of URLs, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a malformed URL, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-3447.

CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00001.html	Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48288	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026774	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00001.html	Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48288	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026774	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2012-03-08 22:55

Updated : 2025-04-11 00:51

NVD link : CVE-2012-0641

Mitre link : CVE-2012-0641

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2012-0641

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

iphone_os

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

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